to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
running as fast as one can
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
affidavit; deposition; testimony
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
several sheets (flat objects)
goose down; goose feather
(department) store; (department) stores
customer copy (of a receipt, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
clearing one's throat; cough
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to collapse into; to flop onto
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing